The Writ application filed by the Centre for Environmental Justice against the Colombo Port City Project in 2015 was dismissed by the Court of Appeal today.
The Writ application was against the Project Company developing the Colombo Port City Project, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Board of Investments and the Government of Sri Lanka siting the project was violating the environmental laws and not following due procedures.
A.H.M.D. Nawaz the President of Appeal Court has dismissed and cleared all legal proceedings related to the case which was the last legal case against the Port City project.
Mr. Suren Gnanaraj, SSC, appeared for the Government and Dr. Asanga Gunawansa, Attorney-at-Law, with Dilshan Jayasuriya and Shenella Fonseka appeared for the Project Company. Ravindranath Dabare Attorney-at-Law represented the petitioner Hemantha Withanage of Centre for Environmental Justice.